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We’re less TWO WEEKS OUT from the North Philadelphia History Festival, happening July 24–27! 🎉Join us for 4 days of FREE...
07/12/2025

We’re less TWO WEEKS OUT from the North Philadelphia History Festival, happening July 24–27! 🎉

Join us for 4 days of FREE events celebrating the rich African American and Puerto Rican cultural legacy of North Philadelphia — from installations to performances, screenings to panels, this festival honors our spirit and resilience.

📆 July 24–27, 2025
📍 Locations across North Philadelphia
🎟️ All events are FREE and open to the public.

Huge thank you to our incredible community partners helping us spread the word across the city — we couldn’t do this without you!

Learn more and register at SCRIBE.ORG/NPHF.

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️You won't want to miss these events and installations!📚 Come to the "...
07/12/2025

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️

You won't want to miss these events and installations!

📚 Come to the "Return of the Freedom Library" to see Jubilee School students in 4th and 5th grades present their version of the Freedom Library, which was originally created in 1964 by John Churchville and inspired by the work of Malcolm X. The event will take place Friday, July 25 from 11AM to 4PM at the Wagner Free Institute of Science.

🎙️ At "We Remember and We Recall: Oral History Listening Room" Thursday, July 24, 2-5PM at The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, hear from current and former North Philadelphia residents as they share their lived experiences and the neighborhood's rich history through this community memory initiative.

📸 Explore an outdoor gallery featuring images of the Tanner Family House’s past, present, and future at (Return Home) w/ Friends of the Tanner House - Large Format Archival Installation, which will be on display July 24 through July 27.

Learn more and register at SCRIBE.ORG/NPHF

Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️Explore some of the many ways we'll be celebrating North Philadelphia...
07/09/2025

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️

Explore some of the many ways we'll be celebrating North Philadelphia's rich culture and history!

📸 At "The Pyramid Club: Black Leisure and Cultural Empowerment," learn how the Pyramid Club served as a site of resistance, affirmation, and empowerment during an era of racial segregation in this multidisciplinary exhibition. See legendary figures like Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, and Marian Anderson as captured by John W. Mosley, the Pyramid Club's official photographer, alongside works by Selma Burke, Romare Bearden, Beauford Delaney, Dox Thrash, and Laura Wheeler Waring. Visiting hours are Thursday, July 24 and Friday, July 25 from 4PM - 8PM, and Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 from 12PM - 5PM at 1517 W Girard Avenue.

👟 Immerse yourself in the rich Black history and community of Northern Liberties in the 19th century with the "Extraordinary Ordinary: Black People in Northern Liberties before 1860" walking tour by 1838BlackMetropolis on Sunday, July 27 from 4 to 6:30PM.

📽️ Visit "it be your own people" for a cinematic exploration of Black North Philadelphia and those who migrated from the American South, which will be on extended display from Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, August 3rd at 699 N. Broad St.

Find more events, information, and registration at SCRIBE.ORG/NPHF

Join Scribe for our first screening of the summer: “Two BIPOC Horror Shorts: One Evening” with Destiny Cox of and Wi-mo...
07/08/2025

Join Scribe for our first screening of the summer: “Two BIPOC Horror Shorts: One Evening” with Destiny Cox of and Wi-moto Nyoka of . 🎬

🎞️ Screening + Filmmakers Q&A
📅 Friday, July 18, 7 - 9PM
📍 Scribe Video Center
🎟️ $5, $3 for Scribe Members

“You Were Dead Yesterday” (Destiny Cox, USA, 2024-2025, 17 minutes)
At the height of a zombie apocalypse, one family discovers that the outbreak that is destroying their community was a conspiracy led by the federal government.

“Affordable Housing” (Wi-moto Nyoka, USA, 2025, 16 minutes)
In a cutthroat rental market, two desperate roommates must fight...to the death, to keep their affordable housing!

Learn more about the filmmakers and register today at SCRIBE.ORG/HORROR.

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️Learn more about what the North Philadelphia History Festival has to ...
07/03/2025

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️

Learn more about what the North Philadelphia History Festival has to offer!

🎙 Listen and watch as North Philly elders share the history and heart of their blocks at the "My Story, My Block" oral history event Friday, July 25 from 2 to 5PM at 2231 N Broad St.

📸 At "Strawberry Mansion Through the Years - A Neighborhood Storyshare Exhibition" explore decades of everyday life throughout Strawberry Mansion with this archival photography exhibition and neighborhood story circle. This exhibit will be open Saturday, July 26 from 12 to 4PM at 2946 W Dauphin St.

🌱 Step into the history and culture of West African and Puerto Rican diasporas in North Philly’s community gardens with this AR installation at Villa Africana Colobó Garden on Saturday, July 26. The Garden will be open for guided tours from 11-6PM, and join us for a special reception from 12-2PM.

Explore more and register today at SCRIBE.ORG/NPHF!






07/03/2025

Learn how to make your own story come to life at Scribe's Animation Studio for Youth! 🎨✨

Join us for a hands-on workshop hosted by award-winning animator Lowell Boston to explore different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad.

Sessions will be Monday August 4th through Friday, August 8th from 11AM to 1PM. Registration is $65, $50 for Scribe members. Register at SCRIBE.ORG/ANIMATION

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️Get excited for the wide range of events and installations at our upc...
07/01/2025

⭐️ North Philadelphia History Festival Spotlight ⭐️

Get excited for the wide range of events and installations at our upcoming festival July 24 - 27!

Pepón Osorio's Jacob, a video detail from the installation reForm, will be on view at Cicala at the Divine Lorraine, 699 N. Broad St from July 24 - 27. In this short video, a student reflects on the after-effects of the closing of Fairhill Elementary School and Philadelphia's educational epidemic.

Join Black Buttafly, The New School Collective, and The Ephiphanies on Friday, July 25 from 7 to 9PM for a musical celebration of North Philadelphia’s jazz history and culture.

At "In Pursuit of Preservation: A Community Conversation for our Black Historic District" on Thursday, July 24 from 5:30 to 8PM, hear from experts and community members shaping what it means to protect Black Historic Districts. This panel event is presented by The Dox Thrash House Project, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition, and Community Design Collaborative.

Register for these events and more at SCRIBE.ORG/NPHF!

☀️The sun is out and so is Scribe's Summer Programming!☀️From scriptwriting to animation, horror to documentary, there's...
06/27/2025

☀️The sun is out and so is Scribe's Summer Programming!☀️

From scriptwriting to animation, horror to documentary, there's something for everyone — check out upcoming Workshops and Screenings you won't want to miss!

Register now at SCRIBE.ORG or visit the link in our bio. 🔗

Our Summer Screenings are officially live on our website! SCRIBE.ORG/SCREENINGS 👀Thank you cinéSPEAK for the highlight!
06/26/2025

Our Summer Screenings are officially live on our website! SCRIBE.ORG/SCREENINGS 👀

Thank you cinéSPEAK for the highlight!

Registration is officially open for the North Philadelphia History Festival! 🎟️✨Join us July 24-27 for four extraordinar...
06/26/2025

Registration is officially open for the North Philadelphia History Festival! 🎟️✨

Join us July 24-27 for four extraordinary days celebrating multigenerational stories and the legacy of North Philadelphia. From oral histories told by jazz legends and community members to students honoring Black history and literature, this festival brings together voices across generations.

This groundbreaking festival combines traditional storytelling with innovative presentations including an AR installation in a community garden, a classic car procession, archival photography exhibitions, live performances, and much more.

All events are free but space is limited. Learn more about the programming and register today at SCRIBE.ORG/NPHF.

See you in July!

Another workshop for the books! 🎞️✨ On Saturday, Jan 18, Scribe partnered with to host a hands on “Camera-less Filmmaki...
01/29/2025

Another workshop for the books! 🎞️✨
On Saturday, Jan 18, Scribe partnered with to host a hands on “Camera-less Filmmaking” workshop led by filmmaker . Participants learned how to make “Ray-o-graphs” to expose, process, and project their own short films!

Swipe to watch the group in action ➡️

Check the link in our bio to register for our upcoming workshops and screenings 🔗

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Scribe Video Center was founded in 1982 as a place where emerging and experienced media artists could gain access to the tools and knowledge of video making and work together in a supportive environment. Scribe provides training in all aspects of film, video and audio production. We also offer classes in computer-based interactive media to individuals and community organizations as well. We give emerging and mid-level video makers the skills and opportunity to use video and film as tools for self-expression and for representing and supporting their communities.